7 things that infps experience as children on the outside mediators may seem quiet or even shy
but they often have vibrant passionate inner lives because they make up such a small portion of the
population people with this personality type may sometimes feel misunderstood or out of step with
the world fortunately their caring nature can help them create and sustain deep relationships with
their loved ones in this video we are going to see what is it like to be an infp child
what unique struggles and joys do they tend to experience let's take a look number one a deep
awareness of the emotions around them infps are highly in tune with their own emotions
and also the emotional safety and tension of the environment they have sensitive antennae
for conflict and strain in the atmosphere and will do what they can to avoid it or heal it
they care deeply for their loved ones and will experience great inner turmoil if their home is
a place of conflict number two a rich imagination infps are extremely imaginative and idealistic
as children they often make up fantasy stories in their heads and enjoy daydreaming about the future
and all its possibilities while other children might want constant stimulation young infps can
be entertained with their lush visionary ideas unfortunately some infp children are dissuaded in
their imagination and this can lead to devastating results number three deep intense emotions
the first mental process that infps develop is called introverted feeling or five for short
this function is all about processing one's own values emotions and gut feelings and understanding
what is important and what it all means infps are sensitive gentle children and feel things
very deeply insults harsh words neglect or rejection all hit them harder than many other
types because they take it so seriously and feel it so deeply they may appear quiet and
easy going on the outside but many infps feel much more intensely on the inside than people realize
they won't usually open up about their feelings unless a great deal of trust has been established
number four a love for misfits infps tend to feel like misfits growing up after all they only make
up 4.4 of the u.s population they have a heart for the misunderstood rejected or lost people
and animals of the world they are the kinds of children who will pick out the ugliest
most abused animal the animal shelter and call it theirs they have a driving desire to protect
anyone who seems left out or marginalized and this follows them throughout life and tends to inspire
many of the causes they fight for or defend number five uneasiness in the physical world infps tend
to live in their minds they are fueled by their imagination values and purpose in life they tend
to get so caught up in restless imaginings that they lose sight of the physical world around them
they may put down their homework without realizing it and not be able to find it later
only for their mom to come across it in the pantry or on the bookshelf
number five a love of symbols and metaphor the infp child finds joy in symbolic resonance and
meaning in the world around them they tend to be gifted at speaking in metaphor writing poetically
or making unusual connections between random ideas and things in their environment you can see this
tendency towards symbolism and poetry in the work of edgar allan poe william blake a.a milne
and william shakespeare all of whom are rumored to have been infps number six artistic perfectionism
to a young infp art isn't just for fun and a story isn't just entertainment everything they
create is deeply personal and significant they have extremely high standards for their creative
pursuits and won't usually show their projects until they feel completely satisfied with them
even then showing their work feels like a personal experience and they are often hesitant to do it
if their project is met with criticism or generalized compliments it can be extremely
frustrating for them because they pour so much of their heart and soul into their creations
number seven a feeling of being different infps are a rare and unusual personality type and they
tend to feel it strongly in their younger years they are less concerned with the tangible details
of their lives and more concerned with meanings the future and understanding their purpose in life
they are often seen as too serious as children or too imaginative or too sensitive but with all
their serious determination imaginative creativity and sensitivity they are able to change the world
and make it a more beautiful compassionate place what are your thoughts did you experience
these things as a young infp do you have any wisdom to share let us know in the comments